- doctorNum: 1
  seasons:
  - stories:
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Partial
      note: only episode 1
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: An Unearthly Child
      synopsis: Two schoolteachers, Barbara and Ian, follow one of their students
        (Susan) home, only to discover a strange policebox in a junkyard...
      review: The last 3 episodes of this story are dry and difficult to watch. They
        have several repeated scenes, and the plot is not very interesting
      number: 1
      majorPlotChanges: The Doctor, his grand-daughter Susan, Barbara, and Ian are
        all introduced in this story
    - numEpisodes: 7
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: this story is incredibly slow paced, so I can't recommend it, unless you
        really want to watch the origin of the daleks.
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Daleks
      synopsis: The Tardis crew land on the alien jungle planet Skaro, and are captured
        by a mutated race of people known as The Daleks...
      review: The main cast is fleshed out a lot in this story, and there is a lot
        of tension. But the pace is excruciatingly slow.
      number: 2
      majorPlotChanges: The Daleks are introduced
    - numEpisodes: 2
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Edge of Destruction
      synopsis: Something is wrong with the Tardis, and it seems like one of the crew
        has sabotaged the ship...
      review: Very tense and mysterious episodes – however the second episode drags
        on a bit, and plot contrivances force everyone to act out of character
      number: 3
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 7
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: if you're ok with a reconstruction (Note – this story contains white actors
        in makeup to make them appear Asian)
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: Marco Polo
      synopsis: The travellers arive in China and meet Marco Polo. He coerces them
        into joining his caravan, and they end up embroiled in political intrigue
        in the far east...
      review: One of the first historical stories, and it works really well as a contrast
        to the stories around it. The villains are more complex and the problems they
        face are more personal. Not much action – which means the lack of video isn't
        a problem.
      number: 4
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Highly
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Keys of Marinus
      synopsis: The Tardis crew must travel all across the planet of Marinus to find
        the keys to the AI that runs their society...
      review: This is a big story, divided into several little ones – a format that
        works very well, and mitigates a lot of the pacing issues the early seasons
        had. However the script was rushed, and you can tell – as such, this story
        isn't recommended because of how good it is, but because of how it is emblematic
        of the first season.
      number: 5
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Aztecs
      synopsis: Barbara is mistaken as an Aztec God, and attempts to use this mistake...
        to end the human sacrifices of the Aztecs, despite the Doctor's warnings about
        changing history...
      review: The Aztecs is a "historical" story, but it's such an innacurate view
        of the situation that it can hardly be called that at all. However, it is
        a very interesting plot.
      number: 6
      majorPlotChanges: This story introduces the concept of fixed points in time
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: it is very interesting, but also very slow.
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Sensorites
      synopsis: The Tardis lands on a ship, trapped in orbit around a planet of Psychic
        aliens known as the Sensorites...
      review: The sensorites is an interesting idea..... but it's very slow. I remember
        enjoying it as a child, but now? I can't really recommend it to everyone
      number: 7
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: but note there are missing episodes, which makes it harder to get through
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 4
        - 5
      name: The Reign of Terror
      synopsis: The Doctor decides to take Barbara and Ian home... but accidentally
        lands them all in the middle of the Reign of Terror, and they instead have
        to try not to lose their heads...
      review: Surprisingly accurate and interesting. The 2 episodes which are missing
        footage are a slog to get through – without the motion, the pacing is more
        obviously slow
      number: 8
      majorPlotChanges: null
    seasonNum: '1'
  - stories:
    - numEpisodes: 3
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Planet of Giants
      synopsis: The travellers find themselves on a planet much like Earth, but many
        times larger...
      review: Entertaining and fun, and a good start to the second season – although
        some of the actors give rather stilted performances
      number: 9
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: it's good, just be warned of the usual slowness
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
      synopsis: The tardis crew land in a mysteriously abandoned london… and discover
        that the daleks have invaded earth...
      review: This story is very important and very good, but at the same time the
        pacing is still incredibly slow. Definitely more worth a watch than many of
        the other early stories, which is why it gets a Watch recommendation
      number: 10
      majorPlotChanges: Susan leaves the TARDIS to marry a man she met, and help humanity
        to rebuild. The Doctor says a very heartfelt fairwell, and that scene alone
        is definitely worth watching.
    - numEpisodes: 2
      reccomendation: Highly
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Rescue
      synopsis: The two survivors of a spaceship crash are held in captivity by a
        mysterious alien...
      review: Very short, and quite interesting. It introduces a new regular cast
        member, and does so quite well!
      number: 11
      majorPlotChanges: Vicki, a young crewmember of a crashed spaceship, joins the
        TARDIS crew.
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Highly
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Romans
      synopsis: The TARDIS crashes in Ancient Rome, The Doctor impersonates a Lyre
        player, and Barbara and Ian are kidnapped and sold as slaves...
      review: Very, very good! And notable for using quite a lot of humour, which
        makes it stand out from the episodes around it
      number: 12
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Web Planet
      synopsis: The TARDIS is pulled down to the insect planet of Vortis, where they
        struggle to help it's former inhabitants reclaim the planet from the malignant
        Animus...
      review: This story is incredibly dull, and full of obnoxious and annoying sounds.
        It's a shame – the concept is good, and they clearly put a lot of effort into
        making an alien planet with the sets and costumes.
      number: 13
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: despite the reconstructions. (Note – this story contains white actors
        in makeup to make them look Middle-Eastern)
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 2
        - 4
      name: The Crusade
      synopsis: The Tardis Crew find themselves embroiled in a conflict between Richard
        the Third and Saladin...
      review: Exceptional quality, with some incredibly good acting. The two reconstructed
        episodes are, of course, harder to watch, but the other episodes in this story
        make up for it in spades.
      number: 14
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Space Museum
      synopsis: The TARDIS is knocked slightly out of sync with time, and the crew
        have to fight against the clock to avoid a horrible fate...
      review: An all-round decent story. It was clearly intended to be a somewhat
        self-aware parody of the format of the show, but is played completely straight,
        which is weird.
      number: 15
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Chase
      synopsis: The TARDIS crew travel to a various locations as they are chased through
        time and space by the daleks..
      review: An important story, that is told well
      number: 16
      majorPlotChanges: Barbara and Ian are sick of travelling with the Doctor, and
        want to go home. They take the dalek time machine and return back to Earth,
        to continue their lives. Steven, a human who had been imprisoned on the planet,
        manages to get into the TARDIS just before it dematerialises.
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Time Meddler
      synopsis: The TARDIS lands in 1066, but Steven doesn't believe it, and several
        anachronistic artifacts abound, as well as a mysterious monk...
      review: I like this story, even if it is a bit slow.
      number: 17
      majorPlotChanges: The Time Meddling Monk is introduced, as well as the idea
        that there are other people with TARDISes.
    seasonNum: '2'
  - stories:
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: this story is missing a lot of footage. The reconstruction is well done,
        but it can be hard to sit through. (Note – this story contains more sexism
        than is usual)
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 2
        - 4
      name: Galaxy 4
      synopsis: The TARDIS crew land on a planet on the brink of destruction, with
        two marooned species trying to escape it...
      review: It's passable, nothing to really write home about. The Loose Cannons
        reconstruction works well, especially considering how little surviving footage
        they had to work with.
      number: 18
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 1
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: if you're willing to watch a reconstruction
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: Mission to the Impossible
      synopsis: A Space Security Agent attempts to warn Earth of the dalek's latest
        plan...
      review: This episode is very unique, because it does not feature the doctor
        or any companions at all. It's  worth a watch, just for the sheer uniqueness
        of it.
      number: 19
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Myth Makers
      synopsis: The Doctor and companions find themselves in the battle for ancient
        troy... and accidentally make the myth of the trojan horse come true...
      review: A silly concept, with poor execution – the trojans are portrayed as
        unbelievably dense, and then Vicki falls for one and runs off with him. I
        had trouble suspending my disbelief for this one.
      number: 20
      majorPlotChanges: Vicki stays with a warrior from Troy, to help him rebuild.
        (As I mentioned above, I did not find this a particularly realistic or interesting
        way for the character to be written out). As she leaves, she sends Katarina,
        a handmaiden, into the TARDIS to help the Doctor.
    - numEpisodes: 12
      reccomendation: Partial
      note: don't watch episode 7 ("The Feast of Steven"). (Note – this story contains
        a white actor in makeup to make them appear Asian)
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 3
        - 4
        - 6
        - 7
        - 8
        - 9
        - 11
        - 12
      name: The Daleks Master Plan
      synopsis: Mavic Chen, the guardian of the solar system, is hatching a plan with
        the daleks that will allow them to take over the universe with a device known
        as The Time Destructor...
      review: One of the darkest and most violent stories in the early show, and it
        is incredibly engaging... with the exception of the 7th episode, which was
        scheduled to be broadcast on Christmas Day. It doesn't tie in to the actual
        plot, and is basically just a farcical interlude
      number: 21
      majorPlotChanges: Katarina is killed while saving the Doctor from an assailant
        (the first death of a companion in the series). Sara Kingdom, a former guard
        of Mavic Chen, joins the Doctor for a while, but she too meets her end. The
        story concludes with the Doctor and Steven lamenting their deaths.
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
      synopsis: The Tardis lands in Paris, just as tensions between the Protestants
        and the Catholics have reached their peak...
      review: Not an awful story, and would be a 'Maybe' if it weren't for the fact
        that it's a reconstruction, and very difficult to watch.
      number: 22
      majorPlotChanges: Dodo Chaplet, the descendent of one of the characters in Paris,
        joins the TARDIS while it makes a pit-stop in 1960s london.
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Ark
      synopsis: The Doctor, Steven, and Dodo land on a ship carrying humanity to a
        new home... but accidentally bring the common cold with them, which turns
        out to be fatal to the inhabitants...
      review: A very good story from the classic era
      number: 23
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 2
        - 3
      name: The Celestial Toymaker
      synopsis: The TARDIS crew land in te Celestial Toymaker's domain, and have to
        play his games to earn their freedom...
      review: Really just garbage.
      number: 24
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Gunfighters
      synopsis: The Doctor is mistaken for Doc Holiday, a famous outlaw in the wild
        west...
      review: Not much to say – a solid story, and fun to watch.
      number: 25
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Savages
      synopsis: The far future. Humanity has reached new levels of peace and prosperity...
        but a sinister secret lies behind their success...
      review: A very good story, that feels very well paced – one of the few reconstructions
        that I didn't have difficulty watching.
      number: 26
      majorPlotChanges: Steven stays behind to help humanity rebuild and repay the
        savages for what they had done.
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Highly
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The War Machines
      synopsis: The computer WOTAN is a wonderful invention, and is set to improve
        humanity... until it decides that humanity is no longer needed...
      review: One of the most engaging doctor who stories, and very well worth the
        watch
      number: 27
      majorPlotChanges: Dodo is hypnotised and sent to the country to recover, and
        decides to stay there. Polly and Ben, who are both major characters in this
        story, enter the TARDIS just before it dematerialises.
    seasonNum: '3'
  - stories:
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Smugglers
      synopsis: Polly and Ben do not believe that they can be travelling through time...
        and yet, they find themselves in Cornwall in the 17th century, right at the
        height of the smuggling era...
      review: Boring and bland and racist, and even I had trouble watching through
        this one
      number: 28
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 4
      name: The Tenth Planet
      synopsis: Mondas, the Tenth Planet of the solar system, appears in the sky,
        bringing with it the cybermen, who are planning to drain the Earth's Energy...
      review: This is a good story, however the doctor is absent for half of it, and
        thus we don't really get to see much of what made William Hartnell great.
      number: 29
      majorPlotChanges: The Doctor collapses, and only just makes it back into the
        tardis in time before he regenerates into the second doctor...
    seasonNum: '4'
  description: William Hartnell played the role of the first Doctor. The early days
    of Doctor Who are a lot slower paced than a modern viewer would expect, but they
    have a certain charm to them, and by the second season the pacing has already
    improved greatly.
- doctorNum: 2
  seasons:
  - stories:
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: I can't recommend the reconstruction, however the animated re-release
        is quite good!
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Power of the Daleks
      synopsis: The Doctor, in his new body, brings the TARDIS to Vulcan, where a
        dalek capsule has laid dormant for centuries...
      review: An interesting take on a Dalek story, where humans cause more issues
        than the daleks do.
      number: 30
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: if you can stand a reconstruction. (Note – this story uses the "man crossdresses
        for laughs" trope.)
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Highlanders
      synopsis: The travellers arrive just after the Battle of Culloden, in Scotland,
        and gain the trust of some desperate Jacobites...
      review: One of the better historical stories (and the last). I'm glad that Doctor
        Who moved away from this format, but this was a good story regardless.
      number: 31
      majorPlotChanges: Jamie, a Scotsman they befriended, is invited to join the
        travellers in the TARDIS.
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 4
      name: The Underwater Menace
      synopsis: The travellers find themselves in the underwater city of Atlantas,
        where a scientist has  hatched a plan to raise Atlantas up... but at what
        cost?
      review: A decent story, and still watchable - half of the episodes have been
        recovered. The costumes for the fish people are.... not amazing, however.
      number: 32
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 3
      name: The Moonbase
      synopsis: The Earth's weather is controlled with a device called a gravitron
        on the moon. The crew up there have been using it to control rain over crops,
        and to provide sunny beaches. But something is going wrong, and if they don't
        fix it, then the Earth's weather will become disastrously chaotic... the perfect
        time for the cybermen to show up...
      review: A really good sci-fi story, and a really good cybermen story.
      number: 33
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: All
      name: The Macra Terror
      synopsis: The Travellers arrive in a colony of humans, living a happy and idyllic
        life... but one man claims to have seen terrible crab-like creatures roaming
        the colony at night...
      review: A fairly good story, and the reconstruction works quite well. Would
        be a "Watch" recommendation, if the full episodes still existed. This story
        also develops both Ben and Jamie as characters, and gives them an interesting
        dynamic.
      number: 34
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: this story is incredibly good
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 2
        - 4
        - 5
        - 6
      name: The Faceless Ones
      synopsis: The TARDIS lands in Gatwick Airport, right in the middle of a runway.
        While the travellers are evading the airport police, they discover that something
        sinister is happenning in the Chameleon Tours hanger...
      review: This story is incredibly creepy and incredibly tense – possibly one
        of the creepiest stories. It is definitely worth watching, despite the reconstruction
        – if it wasn't missing episodes, it would have a <span class="highly"> ✨Highly
        Recommended✨</span> rating.
      number: 35
      majorPlotChanges: Ben and Polly, upon realising that they are back in London
        on the same day that they left, decide to return to their normal lives.
    - numEpisodes: 7
      reccomendation: 'Yes'
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 3
        - 4
        - 5
        - 6
        - 7
      name: The Evil of the Daleks
      synopsis: The Doctor and Jamie search for the TARDIS, and are lured into a trap
        – the Daleks want the Doctor to enhance them with the human factor, to make
        them undefeatable...
      review: This is a really interesting dalek story – it's slow burn, but also
        the stakes are high and it manages to keep you on the edge of your seat for
        quite a lot of it. The reconstruction team went to a lot of effort to recreate
        this one, with several CGI sets and animated sections, making it one of the
        highest quality reconstructions.
      number: 36
      majorPlotChanges: Victoria Waterfield joins the TARDIS.
    seasonNum: 4 (continued)
  - stories:
    - numEpisodes: 4
      reccomendation: Highly
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Tomb of the Cybermen
      synopsis: The travellers arrive on Telos, where they discover an expedition
        who are trying to uncover the Tomb of the Cybermen...
      review: A very good story – it's a lot more action focused than previous cybermen
        stories, but it also has a lot more intrigue, and is well paced. The cinematography
        in this story is also much more impactful than usual.
      number: 37
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: 'No'
      note: unless you really want the background for The Web of Fear (Note – this
        story contains white actors in makeup to make them appear Asian)
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 1
        - 3
        - 4
        - 5
        - 6
      name: The Abominable Snowmen
      synopsis: The TARDIS arrives in the Himalayas, nearby a Tibetan monestary. The
        travellers discover that the Yeti are real, and that something sinister is
        afoot...
      review: Slow and dull, and the villain's plan doesn't make any sense. One of
        my least favourite stories so far.
      number: 38
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Maybe
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: Some
        contents:
        - 2
        - 3
      name: The Ice Warriors
      synopsis: In the distant future, another ice age is beginning. A crew of scientists
        is desperately trying to slow the pace of the glaciers rolling across Britain,
        when they discover a creature in the Ice...
      review: It's got some good action and drama, but the moral of the story is overt
        and... questionable
      number: 39
      majorPlotChanges: null
    - numEpisodes: 6
      reccomendation: Highly
      note: null
      missing:
        tag: None
      name: The Enemy of the World
      synopsis: The TARDIS lands on Earth in the near future (2018), and is mistaken
        for the Dictator of the World, Salamander...
      review: Patrick Troughton's performance in this story (as both The Doctor <i>and</i>
        Salamander) is incredible, and that alone is worth the watch. The plot is
        full of intrigue and mystery, and kept me engaged the entire time. It's not
        your standard Doctor Who story, which might put some people off, but it's
        well written, well made, and well acted.
      number: 40
      majorPlotChanges: null
    seasonNum: '5'
  description: Patrick Troughton played the second doctor. The Second Doctor's stories
    are more action packed than the First Doctor's, and that brings a breath of fresh
    air. Unfortunately, many of the Second Doctor stories are missing.
